the Foreign Office

noun

: a government department especially in Great Britain that deals with foreign affairs

Note: The official name of the British Foreign Office is now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Examples of the Foreign Office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week, Starmer fired Sir Olly Robbins, who was the Foreign Office's most senior civil servant at the time of Mandelson's appointment and vetting. —Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

Starmer claims he wasn’t told that Mandelson failed security vetting before being appointed; the Foreign Office overruled the decision without informing the prime minister. —Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026

Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation of security officials in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026

Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked. —Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

Downing Street moved swiftly late on Thursday to try to quash the scandal, sacking the Foreign Office’s top official, Olly Robbins. —Reuters, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026

The person who died in the crash is believed to have been a 77-year-old British man, the outlet reported, citing the Foreign Office. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

As the Foreign Office guidance changed on the Gulf, customers who have already booked have the right to cancel a package holiday. —Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026

To formally present his invention, Matip is invited to a meeting at Wyvern Abbey, the country estate of George Lomax (Alex Macqueen), Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office. —Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 15 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the Foreign Office

• interoffice